Dear Parishioners and Friends of Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish,
My friends, we are on the threshold of the holiest week of the year. And I know that many of us want to jump ahead to Easter (especially this year), jump ahead to the end of the story, jump ahead to the fulfillment of God’s promises for each of us. I want the same!
And yet, we all know that it cannot be that way. The story of the passion of Jesus shows us that clearly. We are invited to wait. We are invited to trust. We are invited to take Jesus’ hand through the entire story.
And so, we are invited to walk with Jesus wherever he leads. Even if it means we walk with him into the holy city. Even if it means we walk with him into the upper room and into the garden. Even if it means we stand hand-in-hand with him before Pilate.
Even if it means we climb that hill with him…. not in fear and despair, but in hope. A hope that says tomorrow can be better than today…we can be better than we are. Put simply, we can be beautiful people God created us to be and Jesus died to make possible. Who or what we were yesterday does not matter. Who we want to be today, and tomorrow is what matters. But it is up to us, by the grace of God, of course.
And it starts with a single step. Not alone, but with Jesus. Let us make that sacred walk together this week!!
Peace and Blessings,
Fr. George Couturier
